Sex Offenders' Perceptions Of North Dakota's Sex Offender Policies

<p>Registered sex offenders in North Dakota were interviewed regarding their experiences with being on the registry. Results from the coded transcripts indicate that offenders felt the registry made finding housing and employment more difficult. Additionally, participants reported feeling the registry negatively impacted their ability to be involved in community organizations and impacted how they interacted with others, including forming supportive relationships. Participants also completed surveys, assessing general psychological symptoms, general stress levels, and demographic information, including registration requirement information. No significant relationships between sex offenders' registry requirements and psychological symptoms were found. Conclusions and implications for future research are discussed.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year

2013

Author dc:creator

• Laver Juanto, Mariah Dawn

Contributors dc:contributor

• April R. Bradley

• policies, qualitative research, sex offenders

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.und.edu/theses/1447

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.und.edu:theses-2448